Open Ship Event RV Sonne 5th June 2017

The German research ship RV Sonne was docked in Fremantle on the 5th June 2017 providing a unique opportunity for the Western Australian community to see one of the world’s most high-tech research vessels first hand. Interested members of the public, academics and school groups had the chance to speak to the marine scientists from Germany and Australia on board, check out the ship’s cutting-edge research technology, and learn about current research campaigns in the Australian marine environment, and Australian-German marine research cooperation.